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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0057 00077
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624898
Country:
Thailand
City (Province):
Lamphun
Name of collection:
Singkha Wannasai
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Shelfmark:
1140
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Gambhīra Bhikkhu (Khamphi Phikkhu)
Copying date in native date:
พันสองร้อยหกตัว
Copying date in Gregorian:
1844
Begin Year Date:
1844
End Year Date:
1844
Script:
Tham Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
3.8 x 56 cm
Text block dimension:
3 x 49 cm
Number of pages:
30 pages
Number of blank pages:
81 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The Pali verses of the Vessantra Jātaka story explain the perfections of Prince Wetsandòn at the Siphi (kingdom). He donated a large amount of possessions until he was expelled out of the city altogether with his wife named Matsi, his son Chali and his daughter Kanha. Then a Brahmin named Chuchok requested his two children as servants. However, God Indra, in disguise, asked for his wife to rescue her. Later, Prince Wetsandòn eventually went back to rule Siphi. There are thirteen episodes containing one-thousand Pali verses in the full version; but this manuscript contains only seven episodes: 1) thirteen verses in Thotsaphòn, 2) 134 verses in Himaphan, 3) 209 verses in Thanakan, 4) forty-three verses in Wanapawet, 5) thirty-four verses in Culaphon, 6) eighty verses in Mahaphon and 7) seventy-nine verses in Chuchok.
Colophon:
คมฺภิรนามสฺสภิกฺขุ ลิกฺขิตฺต อตฺตโน โชตกสาสนาพระเจ้าตราบต่อเท้าห้าพันวัสสา ฯ จุฬสักกราชได้พันสองร้อยหกตัว ปีมะโรง ฉอสก ฯ อรหนฺตา มคฺคญาโณ อนาคโต นิพฺพาน ปจฺจโย โหตุ เม นิจฺจํ ธุวํ ธุวํ ฯ [The manuscript] was written by monk Khamphira Namatsa himself in order to support the Buddhist religion to last until the end of five-thousand years in CS 1206 (CS 1844), the Year of Serpent, in the sixth year of the decade. Arahantā maggañāṇo anāgato nibbāna paccayo hotu me niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
บาลีเวสสันดร
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Bali Wetsantara
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Pali verses of Vessantara Jātaka story
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lan Na; Pali
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